Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County, North Carolina. Owned and operated by the Owens family.
(Photographs copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Winter Kiln Firing
Category: Art
Checking the Cones
Travis Owens checks the cones to determine the temperature in the wood kiln at Jugtown Pottery in northern Mooere County , North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Salting the Kiln
Vernon Owens salts the kiln on a cold morning at Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Firing on a Cold Day
Travis Owens fires one of the groundhog kilns at Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Turning a Bowl
Vernon Owens turns a bowl at Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Burlap Sculpture
Nigerian burlap sculpture detail. Krannert Art Museum. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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At the Wheel in Old Salem
Potter at Old Salem Museum and Gardens. Winston Salem, North Carolina.
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Unloading Big Pots
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
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Firing the Big Pots
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
Loading Big Pots
In the kiln at Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
(Photograph copyright 2025 by Dan Routh)
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